"Then it depends on whether he can afford that face." Naruto opened the quilt and stood up forcefully regardless of Sakura's obstruction. There was blood on the bandage, but he seemed to feel no pain.
He walked to the window and looked at the bustling Konoha outside.
"I don't care whether he is a famous person or a god." Naruto put on the damaged Sacred Robe, with his back like a mountain, "If you dare to put your hands into my territory, you must be prepared to be chopped off."
Sasuke looked at Naruto's back, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"It seems that I have to be discharged from the hospital early."
Land of Fire Daming Mansion, splendid and extremely luxurious.
Compared with the practical architectural style of Leaf, every brick and tile here screams "I am rich". Off-season cherry blossoms are planted in the courtyard, and koi carps larger than humans swim in the pond.
Naruto was wearing an extremely uncomfortable formal suit - a black haori hakama with a pattern. Shikamaru forced him to wear it, saying it was to show respect for the daimyo. The collar was too tight, making him roll his eyes.
"Stop talking." Shikamaru walked beside him and reminded in a low voice, "This is Daming Mansion, please be careful about your image."
"This clothes is more uncomfortable than carrying a heavy weight." Naruto complained, "And why doesn't Sasuke use it?"
"He is the shadow in the dark, and you are Hokage on the table." Shikamaru looked intently, "And he is probably lurking on the rafters now. If you don't want him to be discovered, just be natural."
The two walked through the long corridor and arrived at the audience hall.
The daimyo Daishō was sitting behind a high curtain, shaking a bat fan in his hand. Next to him were kneeling several gorgeously dressed officials, among whom a middle-aged man with a mustache stood out. His name was Enen'suke, he was the daimyo's chief advisor, and he was also a well-known anti-nin.
"Oh, isn't this Seventh Hokage." Daishō's voice was lazily, "Thank you for the hard work on Kikyo Castle. Although you damaged a lot of monuments, you finally cleaned up that dirty thing."
"Lord Daimyo." Naruto barely restrained his temper and saluted, "We found some clues about that monster..."
"Clue?" Enen'suke interjected, with a sharp tone, "Lord Hokage, now is not the time to shirk responsibility, right? Kikyo Castle's repair costs are astronomical. Leaf gets so much budget every year, but in the end, it can't even stop a beast, and we taxpayers have to foot the bill?"
Naruto The veins on his forehead jumped.
"That is not an ordinary beast." Naruto straightened up and looked directly at the mustache, "That is the biological weapon left by Otsutsuki. Moreover, someone deliberately led it to Kikyo Castle."
"Oh? What Lord Hokage means is that someone is framing Leaf?" Enen'suke let out an exaggerated sneer, "You don't mean to say that it was our Daming Mansion people who did it, right?"
"I didn't say that." Naruto stared at him, "But the lure device does have the skills of Damingfu craftsmen."
There was dead silence in the hall.
The daimyo behind the curtain stopped shaking his fan.
"Presumptuous!" Enen'suke stood up suddenly and pointed at Naruto's nose, "You are slandering! How dare a mere warrior dare to talk nonsense in front of a daimyo! It seems that the rumors are true. After losing this beast Nine-Tails, you Hokage has also become crazy!"
This sentence touches the bottom line.
Shikamaru screamed in his heart, and just wanted to step forward to smooth things over, but found that Naruto beside him was missing.
The next second, a gust of wind blew by.
Naruto is already standing in front of Enen'suke. There is no Chakra Wave movement of Body Flicker Technique, just the explosive speed of Taijutsu.
He grabbed Enen'suke's expensive silk collar and lifted the man, who weighed more than 100 pounds, into the air with one hand.
"Who did you just call a beast?" Naruto's voice was very soft, but every word seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth.
"Guard... guard!" Enen'suke was so frightened that his face turned pale and he kicked his legs wildly, "He is going to assassinate him! Kill him quickly!"
The surrounding guards rushed forward with swords drawn.
"Shadow Imitation Technique."
Shikamaru sighed and raised his hands Hand Seals. The movements of all the guards in the hall froze instantly, maintaining the posture of drawing their swords and unable to move.
"Sorry, everyone." Shikamaru said lazily, "Can you let us finish talking? Lord Hokage's temper has not been good recently, and I can't stop it."
"Naruto! Don't be rude!" The daimyo behind the curtain finally panicked, "Put him down quickly!"
Naruto ignored the name and just stared into Enen'suke's eyes. There seemed to be a storm gathering in those blue pupils.
"I smell it." Naruto said suddenly.
"What... what?" Enen'suke asked tremblingly.
"You have a smell." Naruto came closer and smelled it. "Although you sprayed a very strong perfume, it can't cover the smell of Black Oil. It's exactly the same as the smell in the core of that monster."
Enen'suke's pupils shrank instantly, and cold sweat flowed down like a waterfall.
"I... I don't know what you're talking about..."
"I don't know?" Naruto grinned, showing his white teeth, "Then do you want me to throw you into the remains of that monster and see if they treat you as the same kind?"
"I said! I said!" Enen'suke's psychological defense collapsed instantly, "It's the "shell"! It was given to me by people from Kara Organization! They said that as long as I put that thing in Kikyo Castle, I could get rid of my political opponents... I didn't know it was a monster! They said it was just a small psychic beast..."
There was an uproar in the hall.
Naruto let go of his hand, and Enen'suke collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.
"Kara Organization?" Naruto looked at Shikamaru, "They are not dead yet?"
"It seems to be a remnant." Shikamaru dismissed Shadow Imitation Technique with a gloomy face, "It is indeed their style to use the greed of the nobles to create chaos."
Naruto turned around and looked at the daimyo behind the curtain.
"Lord Daimyo, this is the explanation you want." Naruto clapped his hands as if slapping away something dirty, "Leaf will be responsible for cleaning up the garbage, but please also take care of your dog. Next time something like this happens, I won't just lift the collar."
The daimyo shivered behind the curtain, not daring to say a word.
Naruto turned around and strode outside.
"Let's go, Shikamaru. These clothes are so tight that I can't breathe."
"Wait."
Just as they were about to walk out of the door, a cold voice came from the rafters.
Sasuke is hanging upside down from the ceiling, holding a black Mechanical Insect in his hand.
"This guy just wanted to send a signal to the outside world." Sasuke jumped down and threw the crushed insects on the ground, "It seems that he is not the only mole in this famous mansion."
Naruto stopped and looked back at the luxurious but decaying hall.
"It's really troublesome." Naruto pulled off the tight monsuke haori, revealing the black combat uniform underneath, "I originally wanted to be a gentle Hokage, but it seems that fists are more suitable for me."
"Where are you going?" Sasuke asked.
"Land of Earth." Naruto picked up the remains of Mechanical Insect on the ground, "The one named Enen'suke said that the things were shipped from there. Since Code can't be found, let's trample these little bugs that are still jumping to death."
"This is a cross-border operation." Shikamaru reminded, "Tsuchikage over there..."
"Kurotsuchi That guy owes me a meal." Naruto smiled, opened the door, and the sun shone on him, "Just in time to collect the debt."